Our lives have gone digital. From the products we use daily to the content we consume online, tech companies are increasingly influencing the direction of humanity and creating the solutions of the future.
The problem is that we have too few women working in these companies—especially in top leadership roles—which threatens to leave half the world’s population out of the conversations shaping our collective future since just 25% of STEM jobs are held by women.
In addition, a UNESCO study found that globally, women comprise just over a quarter (28%) of engineering graduates. Yet, according to a report on the state of women in tech, only 11% percent of practicing engineers are women.
And things seem to be trending in the wrong direction, as the World Economic Forum warns that the pandemic has put women another generation behind in reaching parity.
“Advances in technology will surely not consider women’s issues if there are no women to point them in that direction,” says Somi Arian, tech-philosopher, filmmaker, entrepreneur and founder and managing director of FemPeak. “Women need to be part of the conversation that is creating solutions for the future of humanity so that we can achieve equality.”
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2021/09/28/crossing-the-gender-gap-in-tech-how-to-inspire-more-women-to-embrace-stem/?sh=6d1c25636bae
The problem is that we have too few women working in these companies—especially in top leadership roles—which threatens to leave half the world’s population out of the conversations shaping our collective future since just 25% of STEM jobs are held by women.
In addition, a UNESCO study found that globally, women comprise just over a quarter (28%) of engineering graduates. Yet, according to a report on the state of women in tech, only 11% percent of practicing engineers are women.
And things seem to be trending in the wrong direction, as the World Economic Forum warns that the pandemic has put women another generation behind in reaching parity.
“Advances in technology will surely not consider women’s issues if there are no women to point them in that direction,” says Somi Arian, tech-philosopher, filmmaker, entrepreneur and founder and managing director of FemPeak. “Women need to be part of the conversation that is creating solutions for the future of humanity so that we can achieve equality.”
Continue reading: https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2021/09/28/crossing-the-gender-gap-in-tech-how-to-inspire-more-women-to-embrace-stem/?sh=6d1c25636bae
